To what extent is it preferable for a man to wash his wife [for burial]?
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If the intention is to ask about the superiority of a husband washing his wife after her death, then the preponderant opinion is the permissibility of each spouse washing the other after death. No special virtue has been reported for a husband washing his wife, except that it might be more concealing for the deceased. However, if the intention is a husband washing his wife during her lifetime, there is no special virtue for that.
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